Vöhringen (Iller)

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VÖHRINGEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neu-Ulm
Additions : 1972 Illerzell; 1976 Illerberg (1970 Thal)

Official blazon

In Blau ein nach links gerichteter silberner Wellenschrägbalken; oben eine goldene heraldische Lilie, unten ein goldenes Mühlrad.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1977.

The golden lion is taken from the arms of the Counts Fugger, which had several possessions in the municipality. The wavy bend symbolises the Iller river and the wheel symbolises industry.

Literature : Image and information provided by Gisbert Hoffmann, Germany